Borehole Flow Modeling in Horizontal, Deviated, and Vertical Wells

by Wilson C Chin

Overview

Petroleum engineers, drilling and production professionals, and advanced petroleum engineering students will welcome this important new book on annular flows in oil and gas well drilling operations. It is the only book on the subject presently available to the industry that combines rigorous theory, practical examples, and important applications.
The book describes several annular borehole flow models that deal with eccentric, nonrotating flow, concentric rotating flow, and recirculating heterogeneous flow. These models are designed to handle the special problems that arise from drilling and producing deviated and horizontal wells, problems such as cutting transport, stuck pipe, cementing, and coiled tubing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780884150343
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	11/04/1991
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Wilson C. Chin, PhD MIT, MSc Caltech, fluid mechanics, physics, applied math and numerical methods, has published twenty-five research books with John Wiley & Sons and Elsevier; more than 100 papers and 50 patents; and won 5 awards with the US Dept of Energy. He founded Stratamagnetic Software, LLC in 1997, an international company engaged in multiple scientific disciplines.

Table of Contents

Overview of annular flow. Eccentric, nonrotating annular flow. Concentric, rotating annular flow. Recirculating annular flows. Applications to drilling and production. Index.

Editorial Reviews

Presents three original computer models for annular borehold flows that address problems in horizontal and deviated oil wells. Considering eccentric nonrotating, concentric rotating, and recirculating heterogeneous flows, provides calculated examples for solving difficulties encountered in hole cleaning, cuttings transport, stuck pipe, cementing, and coiled tubing. Accompanying software (for IBM compatibles) is available. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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